What tools are needed to make footbag? First these are good scissors. It is highly desirable to have scissors for cutting fabric. They are very sharp and cut fabric perfectly. A needle, in general, almost any will do. In addition you will need: a knife for paper, awl, suitable mandrel for tightening knots.

The material from which footbag is made. For professional 32 panel footbag I use synthetic thin suede. It is difficult to find it in Ukraine, you can buy it for the border. In addition, some use synthetic car rags. I personally have not tried, not I can say nothing.

Threads used for stitching panels. I really like to sew fishing cord with a diameter of 0.22-0.24 mm. This is a very reliable, woven from 4-8 cores thread. She is extreme strong, not afraid of water, thick enough not to cut the fabric. In principle, you can use any strong thread of sufficient thickness. Or fold the strong thread in half.

Than they stuff balls for freestyle footbag. In my balls,             I use only steel granules. They give an optimal filling volume of 50% by weight of 60 grams. Can             use balls for slingshots, or balls for pneumatics. In addition, balls are filled with sand,             lead shot, plastic granules in different ratios. I am opposed to such fillers.

The first step is to cut out 32 panels for the future products. These are 20 irregularly shaped hexagons and 12 pentagons (regular pentagons). Extremely it is desirable that they be cut perfectly evenly. For this, tailor's scissors are needed. Some masters pre-make a template and draw figures on the fabric, and then they cut it out.

Let's start sewing. First you need to sew five 6-gons to one pentagon. Do not tighten the knot, this will interfere. Need to do this later.

In the future, you need to sew the panels according to the following pattern. Sew sequentially one pentagon and add the appropriate number of hexagons. In order not to get confused, it is better to go according to the scheme.

When you sew the last pentagon, take the thread more authentic. And leave the seams stretched. Later, this will turn the footbag out.

Take a suitable mandrel and place it in the center of the first the pentagon. Tighten the thread around the mandrel and tie the knot. For reliability, it’s better to tie a few more knots and saturate them with glue. Trim the ends. Repeat for all other pentagons except last one.

With a pencil or pen, turn the footbag on the outside. This can be done through the last, uncontrolled pentagon.

Make from paper, or pick a suitable funnel and fill it with filler. Remember, the ideal ratio of 50% filling and 60 grams of weight. Tighten the last knot and tuck it in. Everything, footbag is ready.

Try, experiment and everything will work out.